Rabbit ProblemsLately I've been dealing with a bunny that keeps getting into my yard and eating my plants. Although my fence is rabbit-proof, it is not bunny-proof. The bunny just hops right though gaps in the fence that are less than two inches wide. So, I've planted some rabbit resistant plants and I'm hoping that the bunnies will get big enough to where they can't squeeze through my fence pretty soon. If that doesn't work I suppose I could always make rabbit stew!Naturally, I wrote a short, annoying song about the evil bunny that's been eating my plants:

Rabbit stew sounds like the perfect solution!Unfortunately it's been such a dry year that there is very little for rabbits to eat and so they don't have much choice other than to invade yards. By the end of summer either all the plants will be gone or else all the rabbits will have starved to death. The desert can be kinda harsh sometimes!

I had rabbit problems a few years ago. I put chicken wire up around the full perimeter of my yard. It was a pain in the butt, but it worked! I feel your pain and I can understand why you might not want to go to all that trouble, but it's probably the only sure-fire solution. Planting rabbit resistant plants might work, but with only a few exceptions a rabbit will eat almost anything if it's hungry enough. I know oleanders are poisonous and will kill rabbits and so they're rabbit proof, but most rabbit resistant plants just don't taste good to rabbits, but they'll eat them when they're starving.

Sure a better fence will stop them but they will always want to come in. Besides, that's a lot of work. If you simply ignore your garden and let it die, like our constitution, the rabbits will no longer be interested in coming in your yard.

surfsteve wrote:Sure a better fence will stop them but they will always want to come in. Besides, that's a lot of work. If you simply ignore your garden and let it die, like our constitution, the rabbits will no longer be interested in coming in your yard.

Save the plants by letting them die? Now that's about the funniest non-solution to a problem I've ever heard! That makes about as much sense as protecting a house from fire by setting it on fire or saving money by giving it all away!

Rabbit Resistant Plants and A Repellent that WorksThe Dirt Doctor has a few ideas for plants that rabbits won't eat and some kind of repellent that works too. Not too sure how many of the plants on the list would actually handle the heat around here, but there might be a few good ideas on the list!LINK: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Rabbit-Resistant-Plants-Newsletterbr_vq3494.htm